06.

USEFUL FORMULAS & FAN LAWS

USEFUL FORMULAS

V = Q
A

AIR VELOCITY:

TOTAL PRESSURE: Pt = PS + PV

VELOCITY PRESSURE:

FAN OUTPUT POWER:

FAN OUTPUT POWER (STATIC):

4.04

Pv =

STATIC EFFICIENCY:

S =

TIP SPEED:

Ps x Q x 9.81
1000

Hos =

Ps x Q
6360

NET FREE AREA:

SOLIDITY

For Metric,

60

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Ho s =

Pt x Q
6360

Metric, For FPS

For Metric,

For FPS

Hos
x 100
Hi

xDxN

RATIO =

Ho =

For

Metric, For FPS

Ho
x 100
t = Hi

TOTAL EFFICIENCY:

A=

V 2

4009

PV =

For

Pt Q x 9.81
1000

Ho =

TS =

SUM

TS

xDxN

For FPS

(D2 d2)

OF

FAN

BLADE
xD

TIP

CHORDS

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USEFUL FORMULAS & FAN LAWS

BASIC FAN LAWS

Effect Of Fan Speed

1. FAN AIR FLOW RATE VARIES DIRECTLY WITH FAN SPEED RATIO:

N 2
Q2 = Q1 x
N

2. FAN PRESSURE VARIES WITH THE SQUARE OF FAN SPEED RATIO:

N 2

N1

P 2 = P1 x

3. FAN INPUT POWER VARIES WITH CUBE OF FAN SPEED RATIO:

N 2

N 1

H 2 = H1 x

Effect Of Air Speed

1. AIR FLOW RATE REMAINS THE SAME WITH A CHANGE IN AIR DENSITY.

2. PRESSURE VARIES IN PROPORTION TO THE AIR DENSITY:

P 2 = P1 x

3. FAN INPUT POWER VARIES IN PROPORTION TO THE AIR DENSITY:

H2 = H1x

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